Modern America Study Guide and Unit Packet

This thorough packet on Modern America is a perfect unit guide to help students understand all of the key concepts, people, and events they need to know about this eventful era in US History!

The 9-page independent work packet includes engaging pages on all the major issues in America from Watergate through to the present day. There's also standards-based Essential Questions to guide your whole unit!

It starts off with a short introductory reading on events in Modern America, followed by the standards-based essential questions, then pages dedicated to each of the following:

• Vocabulary
• Geography
• People to Know
• A Timeline of the 1970s-2010s
• Key Concepts
• Visual Literacy

Content covered includes the Watergate Scandal, "Reagan Revolution", Iran-Contra Affair, Operation Desert Storm, Bush v. Gore, September 11th attacks, Great Recession, Barack Obama, and more!

There are engaging analysis questions throughout the packet so that students are not just copying information, but thinking about the key concepts. Pages feature primary source excerpts and quotes, images for students to analyze, mapping to help improve geography skills, and more. It can be split up and used as worksheets or as a complete packet!

Also included is an editable Google Docs version of the entire packet. This version features links to great online sources and is perfect for those of you who have gone paperless or use Google Classroom. A link to online readings to use with the printed version is included as well!

A complete answer key is also included for your convenience.

This resource can also be downloaded as part of my complete Modern America Unit Plan Bundle.

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